Wasps will be ready to take down defending champions Leinster in their opening European Champions Cup game, according to Joe Launchbury.

The England international - who is facing a race against time to be fit for the game having suffered a knee injury - says that the Coventry club will have a "fantastic" start to the tournament at the RDS on Friday.

"It's great we get to kick off the tournament against the champions, it's a great start for us," Launchbury told the Irish Daily Mail.